Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - June 2008

**tiggerlinda** · August 12th, 2008, 08:01 AM

Miss C - Love that CB is a beautiful acrobat I am so happy that you got to see CB for an hour

**Shannon22** · August 12th, 2008, 09:52 AM

Oh wow this thread jumped into action yesterday

Firstly Miss C - So glad your 20 week scan went well and CB was entertaining! How beautiful to get to watch for an hour. I am presuming you and DH are waiting to find out gender? Oh and the sciatica is only bad driving or sitting up at my desk at a restaurant etc.

Janie - Oh hun so sorry to hear the MS is knocking you about so much, definately trust your OB (who sounds fantatsic!) and take the maxalon when you need it, baby needs a healthy mummy and they wouldn't give it to you if it wasn't safe

hope you are feeling better very soon!

Ellie - Hope you are coping okay with your MS as well, definately sounds like there is one very very sticky bub in there!

Queen - Oh how exciting good luck with the scan, heres hoping the two weeks flies and you can see your bub/s!

TL - Oh hun 2 sleep left and i am so excited for you! Hope you had a lovely day with DH yesterday and that Thursday flies and you get to see your little one/s!

Scooby - Lol glad you enjoyed water aerobics and what a helpful teacher!

Big

to BW, Devon hope you ladies are going great!

AFM - Starting to feel quite huge and uncomfortable, also think i must have low blood pressure because i keep getting all faint and light headed. But we do reach the big 24 week on Thurs which is exciting to know my babies could survive on the outside if need be. We have our check up scan on Monday to check they are growing ok but i am feeling pretty confident because of how active they are.
Also got my results back on that freckle they cut out and things were scarily bad, it was cancerous and would have turned into a full blown melanoma in 3 - 18 months. Luckily they got it all and i now need 6 monthly specialist check ups. Was not expecting those results at 23 and with twins on the way lucky if i would have thought to even get my freckles checked in the next 18 months

Thank goodness i went to keep a friend company!
Gosh i babble! Have a great day ladies

Shan

**butterfly_warrior** · August 12th, 2008, 10:11 AM

Still here, still good, no more scares... just still crazily busy - and this is me slowed down!

But at least it's been busy with good stuff - picking up a new car, cruising around baby shops and getting prices and trying to make decisions on which way we'll go with things.

The next week or so is going to be crazy - 2 hour GTT on Saturday morning (still annoyed I have to have such a full on test so early, like the OB is already assuming I'll have GD and that there will be problems), wedding on Saturday afternoon, 18 week scan on Tuesday afternoon (hope the parasite behaves we are hoping to find out what we've got, if my weird dreams don't freak me out too much), acupuncture Wednesday afternoon and OB appointment Thursday afternoon... I suspect that there may be an episode of crashing in a screaming heap and resting at home for a bit, but we'll see how we go.

Sadly, no time for personals as the bell is about to ring for me to go actually work and stuff (how rude!), but know that I am reading, even if I'm not finding the time and energy to post and I'm really enjoying how positive and active things are in here lately.

Welcome to all the new girls - there's so many of you I'm finding it hard to keep track!

BW

**Devon** · August 12th, 2008, 12:08 PM

Morning everyone!

Sorry I haven't been around for a while, just so, so tired. Will do my best to keep up more, especially as it's getting so busy in here now! So great to see so many LTTTC pg ladies!

BW - Oh my god! I am so shocked to hear of your bleeding episode. That must have been so, so scary for you and DH. Thanks goodness everything is OK with little parasite. I hope you can manage to slow down a bit even with your hectic schedule. Good luck for your GTT, is that something that we all have to do? Very exciting that you have a scan at 18 weeks, I hope you get to find out the sex!

Shan - woo hoo on reaching 24 weeks this Thursday ? what a milestone! Really glad to hear that bubs are really active and doing well. I hope your scan on Monday goes well and you get to spend some quality time having a look at how your babies are doing. Your DH sounds gorgeous ? it's lovely that he's so excited. That is so scary about your freckle, but thank goodness you got it removed! I keep meaning to go to one of those mole scan places, I really should do it.

Miss_c - yay on your 20 week scan going so well!! That's another big milestone! So glad to hear that all is well with CB, it must have been wonderful to see him/her for that long and to get some great pictures too. Best of luck for your OB appointment on Thursday, and for the midwives next week ? I love having all those appointments ? so reassuring!

Ellie - I hope the m/s isn't too bad for you at the moment. It's nice to have a bit of reassurance, but it sounds like your body is taking it to the next level!

Janie - Yay on your scan results!! That's fabulous, you must have been so relived. I'm really sorry to hear you've been feeling so sick, not fun at all. I hope you're managing it OK with the maxolon. It's nice to hear that your clinic was so responsive, it's so reassuring to feel you're in good hands. Best of luck for your OB appointment next week ? how exciting that you'll get to see bubs again!

TL - how's the m/s treating you hun? Not long till your scan now!! Very exciting! Can't wait to hear how it goes on Thursday.

Queenh - oh no, you won't have jinxed yourself! Tiredness is also a great sign, and the m/s will vary. I hope the time before your scan passes quickly and you're getting to see that little heartbeat (or heartbeats) before you know it. Waiting for those early scans is agonising.

Scooby - I hope your OB appointment went well and you got to have a look at little bubs. Glad to hear you enjoyed the water aerobics, sounds like a great thing to do. I think I need to try to build up some small degree of fitness. Your pg brain incident sounds hilarious! It's great that you're feeling so much movement already ? that must be so reassuring.

As for me, 16 weeks this week ? I can't believe I've made it this far! I'm hanging out for my 20 week scan ? still four weeks to go. I don?t know how I'm going to make it, but I guess time just passes slowly and I'll be there before too long. I can't figure out if I've been feeling movements, or if it's just gas. I'd love to feel some movements to get some reassurance that all is OK. The sonographer said my anterior placenta would mean I feel movements later, so I'm tyring not to fixate on the movement thing, plenty of time for that.

I've been thinking I might look into getting a doula, my lovely OB is on holiday until a week before my EDD, and I'm worried I'm going to get his partner who apparently has a reputation as the 'king of caesarians', so I think I might need to have an extra professional support person there for me and DH.

I hope I haven't missed anyone,

all round.

Love to all
Devon
xxx

**tiggerlinda** · August 14th, 2008, 04:41 PM

Devon:
16 weeks

I too have been thinking of doulas let me know how you go

BW:
So gald there has been no more scares and things are good

Shannon:
Hope your little ones are making you a bit more comfy

Me:
Well I get home from work just b4 my scan and go to the bathroom and there is blood o no. In my opinion at the time it was red but after visit to the FS it is brown and 4-5days old so baby is playing up as bit!

Anyhow we went for our scan and told the FS I was bleeding he scanned me straight away foun bub and then found the heartbeat. We saw it our baby and a little flickering full stop

So the good news is the blood is old and baby is ok and measuring 6.1 days so on track and we scan again next friday

**butterfly_warrior** · August 14th, 2008, 04:46 PM

I'm sure these kids will send us prematurely grey before they even arrive, Linda!

Great news on one special little bub being in there. I can imagine that you're somewhat disappointed that the other didn't make it...

No real advice about that situation, I'm just glad to hear that all is well so far!

BW

**tiggerlinda** · August 14th, 2008, 04:53 PM

Me too thanks BW FS said it was just a naughty baby must be taking after dad

Nice new avvy

**butterfly_warrior** · August 14th, 2008, 05:17 PM

Thanks, Linda. Never thought I'd have my own avatar like this. But I really love it now, and by the way my clothing is now NOT fitting, it won't be too long before I look like that for real. I had to jump straight from a size 12 to a size 14 at 4 weeks because of the mild OHSS. Now I have trouble doing up the buttons on my size 14 pants... I had hoped to get through to the warm weather before I needed to be in maternity clothes full time!

BW

**Ellie** · August 14th, 2008, 05:37 PM

Hi Ladies
Linda - sounds so cute talking about your 'naughty' baby...and taking after dh!
BW - I'm needing to go up a size already which seems crazy when I'm 6 foot tall! I always thought I'd be waiting forever to show but I'm so bloated and have a 'fat' looking belly already...and that's with all the throwing up!?
I've actually managed to go out today...and no ms...feel almost human. MS seems to be kicking in later everyday...and I'm not complaining!
Hope everyone's had a great day

**scooby** · August 14th, 2008, 07:23 PM

Oh TL soooooo happy you got to see bubs heart flickering away.

you must have freaked when you saw the blood (i know i did) they just keep sending these things to test us im sure of it. But again bigg yeeeeehhaaaaa for your gorgeous little one!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi to everyone sorry bout lack of personals but runnin as usual!!

**Devon** · August 14th, 2008, 10:11 PM

TL - YAY on seeing the heartbeat! You must have been so relieved, especially after that horrible scare! But huge congrats to you hun, I'm sure that's a sticky little bub you've got growing in there.

BW - Looking hot there hun! I am now fully in maternity clothes (well, maternity bottoms anyway), I can't fit into anything else.

Ellie - yay on the m/s decreasing, that's great news! I was pretty big at 10 weeks too.

I love my new avatar!! Ever since I joined BB two years ago I've dreamed of having an AV with a bump! Still can't really believe this is actually happening.

and

to everyone

Devon
xxxx

**tiggerlinda** · August 15th, 2008, 08:08 AM

Thanks was very excited to she the heartbeat blood has gone brown and only spotd today so will be able to relax a bit when it is gone but happier today. I must say a bit sore after my scan though

**queenh** · August 15th, 2008, 12:32 PM

Hi
TiggerL: That's great news you and DH got to see the little one's HB, nice and reassuring all is ok

You stay in there baby Tigger!

AfM: I have had a similar experience to TL. Had bleeding on Tuesday night and called the IVF nurse on call because I was really worried. It was weird as it was full on then stopped going to brown spotting like you've described. I was sent for a BT the next morning, waited all day for the results. I thought it was a MC for sure! DH had the day off and I rested. Then found out I was still pg with HCG levels apparently where they should be. Clinic said that the bleed could be 1 embryo out of the 2 MC. However they also said they would not like to speculate and it could well be nothing in particular. I have another BT tomorrow which will hopefully show a rise in levels and confirm I am still pg. I feel pg with MS the last 2 mornings and smells making be feel queezy. I have a scan on the 25th which may shed some light on the situation.

ButterflyW: I was wondering when I would need to buy some new clothes. I looked at maternity clothes the other day and just coudn't picture wearing them! I wouldn't know where to start. Maybe I'll just wait until I need them, or is that leaving it too late? BTW I like your Avator!

Have a great weekend every pregnant body

**tiggerlinda** · August 15th, 2008, 12:44 PM

Thats what my Fs said but he also said it could be bub being naughty and just moved a bit

**Janie71** · August 15th, 2008, 03:20 PM

TL

what a fright you must have got - but what a relief that you had a scan the same day. It really is amazing to see that HB isn't it! If it helps any, from what I have been told if it is old brown blood, then it should be okay. I believe that if it is fresh red blood then there may be something going on. Even then I have heard so many stories of people going on to have a healthy bubs.

QueenH

I can't believe that you too have been through the same stress. I think sometimes it can be late implantation bleeding (by that I mean it has taken a few days for the blood to move down).

Both of you take care of yourselves and try not to worry (easier said than done I know). Take comfort in your other preggie symptoms like MS.

Hi Devon, Scooby, Ellie, BW, Shannon, Miss C and anyone I have missed.

AFM - well still having good days (when I just feel nauseous and tired) and bad days (Nauseous, tired and with vomitting added on). But overall doing ok and I am loving being pregnant! I think I have started to show already, but my DH disagrees. But I can definitely feel my body changing and I have got a slight pot which I never had before. Finally my BB's are starting to get a little sore, although nothing like I thought they would be (after all that preparation from many times on Pregnyl - I thought they would at least be as sore as that, but no). Having difficulty finding food that I want to eat... have gone off meat, so off to buy heaps of vegies from the markets tomorrow.

Finally, I have first OB appointment on Monday - so excited! Get to see bubs again which I am looking forward to. Also looking forward to asking heaps of questions. Then we are paying our deposit on hospital booking... so it really is all becoming so real! Just want the next 4 weeks to pass quickly and without incident so that I can move into that second trimester and be able to tell everyone! It is so hard not letting on that we are pregnant when I am just so excited about it!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Janie xxx